public interface RegularExpression extends Serializable
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
RegexIterator |
analyze(CharSequence input)
Use this regular expression to analyze an input string, in support of the XSLT
analyze-string instruction.
|
boolean |
containsMatch(CharSequence input)
Determine whether the regular expression contains a match of a given string
|
boolean |
matches(CharSequence input)
Determine whether the regular expression matches a given string in its entirety
|
CharSequence |
replace(CharSequence input,
CharSequence replacement)
Replace all substrings of a supplied input string that match the regular expression
with a replacement string.
|
SequenceIterator<StringValue> |
tokenize(CharSequence input)
Use this regular expression to tokenize an input string.
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boolean matches(CharSequence input)
input - the string to matchboolean containsMatch(CharSequence input)
input - the string to matchSequenceIterator<StringValue> tokenize(CharSequence input)
input - the string to be tokenizedRegexIterator analyze(CharSequence input)
input - the character string to be analyzed using the regular expressionCharSequence replace(CharSequence input, CharSequence replacement) throws XPathException
input - the input string on which replacements are to be performedreplacement - the replacement string in the format of the XPath replace() functionXPathException - if the replacement string is invalidCopyright (c) 2004-2013 Saxonica Limited. All rights reserved.